Lead QA Engineer
reAlpha
About Us:
reAlpha Tech Corp. (Nasdaq: AIRE) is a real estate technology company developing an end-to-end commission-free homebuying platform. Utilizing the power of AI and an acquisition-led growth strategy, reAlpha’s goal is to offer a more affordable, streamlined experience for those on the journey to homeownership in the US and globally.
Why Join Us?
At reAlpha, we’re transforming real estate with AI technology. Our team’s excellence drives our success, and we need your expertise. Join us to be part of a culture that values integrity, speed, and growth, where your work sets new industry standards.
An important note: Data shows that men on average apply for a role if they meet 3/10 requirements while women often only do so if it’s 10/10. We strive to clearly define our roles and expectations and encourage you to apply if you believe the opportunity aligns well with your skills and experience, even if it's not a perfect match.
Role Overview
As a Lead QA Engineer, you will own the overall quality strategy for reAlpha’s products. This role is responsible for building and scaling automation frameworks, embedding security-first testing practices, and leading and mentoring QA engineers across teams.
This is a hands-on leadership role, balancing technical execution with team guidance and process ownership
Key Responsibilities
Automation Strategy & Framework Ownership
- Architect, build, and own end-to-end test automation frameworks for web, backend, and API layers
- Define automation standards, tooling, and best practices across engineering teams
- Drive high automation coverage and reduce manual regression dependencies
- Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable releases
- Continuously improve framework scalability, stability, and execution speed
Security & Cybersecurity Testing
- Lead security-focused testing initiatives across applications and APIs
- Validate authentication, authorization, access control, and data protection mechanisms
- Identify and test for common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10, API security risks)
- Partner with engineering and security stakeholders to support vulnerability scans, penetration testing, and audits
- Ensure quality and security expectations are met for AI-driven and data-intensive features
Quality Engineering & Release Ownership
- Define and own the overall QA and test strategy across the SDLC
- Drive risk-based testing, exploratory testing, and edge-case validation
- Own release readiness, quality sign-off, and post-release verification
- Track defects, analyze root causes, and drive preventive quality improvements
Mentorship & QA Leadership
- Mentor and coach QA engineers, helping them grow in automation, testing depth, and system thinking
- Review test plans, automation code, and test cases, providing constructive feedback
- Establish QA guidelines, documentation, and shared knowledge across teams
- Act as a technical and process leader for QA-related decisions and escalations
- Champion a culture of quality ownership across engineering, not just within QA
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with software engineers, product managers, and designers to ensure testability, quality and security from early design stages
- Participate in architecture, planning, and design reviews to proactively identify quality and security risks
- Communicate quality metrics, risks, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders and leadership
Experience Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in QA / Quality Engineering roles
- Strong hands-on experience building and maintaining automation frameworks
- Solid understanding of application and API security fundamentals
- Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines
- Ability to read and reason about code (Python, JavaScript, or similar)
- Proven experience mentoring or leading QA engineers
reAlpha is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. reAlpha is committed to sponsoring work visas for exceptional employees and following all immigration laws.
